Diana Goodall - 8th September 2018

Dear Paul,

We would just like to say thank you to you, your chef and the waiter and waitresses who served us today for making our lunch so enjoyable. Everyone had a wonderful time and were most impressed with the Jack in the Green! Many, many thanks.

Stephanie Barnes - 8th August 2018

We would like to thank the team at the Jack in the Green for looking after us so very well on the above date. The staff were excellent and the food was absolutely fantastic. So delicious, especially the puddings.

It was lovely to see that your standards on catering for large groups have not dropped since my 60th - 6 years ago. It was also great having the room where we could have the doors open and go outside for a stretch in between courses. Thank you again for being so very professional and fun.

Sarah Torres - 12th June 2018

Dear Paul, Charl, Matthew & all of the team,

I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say how much Luis, Anton, Carlos and I enjoyed your 26th anniversary BBQ last Saturday. The food was superb (as always) and the ambience in the courtyard had a real buzz to it with everybody having a great time.

Thank you very much for the invitation to join you for your celebrations and very many congratulations to you all for your ongoing success. We will look forward to seeing you again on Saturday 23rd June.

Joan Self - 24th May 2018

Hi Paul,

This is to say thank you so much for the funeral wake you did for us on Wednesday 23rd May. The quality and freshness of the food was first class, the function room is lovely and was perfectly set up for us, and all the staff were friendly and most helpful.

Tina Butterwick - 9th January 2018

Dear Paul,

A big thank you to you and your team for making my parent’s Diamond Wedding Anniversary lunch on Sunday a great success. The food, wine and service all first class. Well done to all involved.

Leah & Simon Murphy - 8th January 2018

Hi Paul,

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for today, everything was perfect and the food was lovely especially the Scotch eggs! Everyone complimented on how nice it was there, thanks once again.

Tammy & Chris Lloyd - 7th January 2018

Dear All at Jack in the Green,

Just to say a really big thanks to all of you for the fantastic meal that we had with you yesterday. Compliments to the chefs for the food. Everyone had a delicious meal regardless of choice. The room was perfect for our needs and the staff there just there when we needed them. Perfect balance of attention and space. You don't have a 100th birthday very often and your hospitality has given us an occasion to remember.

We very much appreciate it and hope that we shall be back to celebrate other occasions soon. Many thanks to all.

Kerry Clements - 6th December 2017

Hi All,

I just wanted to drop you a quick message to say thank you very much for hosting an amazing evening meal for our group on Monday evening. Everyone really enjoyed themselves and many said how brilliant the food and atmosphere was.

Thank you for all your help on the night and leading up to and on behalf of Vanessa and I, we wish you all a lovely Christmas.

Eddie Katz - 11th November 2017

Dear Judy, Paul & Matt,

I had a fantastic evening last night amongst a great crowd at our table. The meal was truly superb, every course a delight to enjoy, and the lamb was simply outstanding. Everyone felt the same. We were well looked after by your attentive staff too.

I have to admit I did not know about Force, but learnt a lot from Judy early on in the evening, and I think it so commendable that you closed your restaurant on a what would be a busy Friday night to raise so much money. Very well done and thank you.

Janette Hansen - 10th October 2017

Dear Paul,

I would like to thank you all so very much for being such an excellent team in making our special event perfect. Your staff were polite, welcoming and nothing was too much trouble. Everyone was very pleased with their choice of food, beautifully presented! Overall, an excellent venue.

Ken Beevers - 6th June 2017

Dear Paul,

Just a note to thank you on behalf of Torbay Rambling Club for excellent service and hospitality on Sunday after our walk. The welcome we received was second to none and it was great to be together in the Otter room.

It is a lovely pub and the room was very comfortable. All agreed the service was fast and the staff very friendly and everything was very good indeed. Thanks again.

Jeff Knight - 4th April 2017

Dear Paul and team,

A quick note to say thank you for all your efforts in laying on a fine dinner for my colleague’s retirement on March 21st. Everybody had a wonderful time and the man himself felt very honoured, not least by the elegance of the occasion.

Special thanks to the team in the kitchen – I know very well the level of care and professionalism with which they approach their work, and it definitely showed.

Coral King - 4th April 2017

Dear Charl,

I should like to thank you on behalf of the members of OSCA for arranging our anniversary dinner to everyone's satisfaction and enjoyment. The meals were delicious and we appreciated the lovely surroundings which contributed to a very pleasant atmosphere.

Please thank the staff for their kind attention.

Jane Rose - 22nd March 2017

Dear Charl & Jonny,

On behalf of the Rose family, we would like to say many thanks for a wonderful occasion at the Jack in the Green on March 12th.

Our father was celebrating his 93rd birthday with all the family, especially his daughter, granddaughter and great grandson from the USA. We all had a wonderful time so please pass our thanks to all your staff who looked after us so well on that day. We shall certainly be returning in the future.

Amy Costello - 6th March 2017

I would just like to say a massive thank you to all the staff for making my parents anniversary that much more special on Friday the 3rd of March.

They had a fantastic meal, the food was delicious and the atmosphere was wonderful! To top it all off they went beyond my expectations when I asked for the staff to wish them a happy anniversary - not only did they say it to them, but even prepared a plate of little desserts with the words "Happy Anniversary" written beautifully in chocolate and brought it to their table!

Thank you so much for making their night so fabulous for them, your efforts are greatly appreciated.

Peter J Dale - 27th February 2017

Good evening Paul,

What a fantastic evening on Saturday. Everybody was full of praise for you and your staff and friends from Buckinghamshire are threatening to come back to the area to see us and to eat with you again.

Thank you to you and your staff.

John Pawley - 7th February 2017

It's very pleasant to praise when one can, and i want to praise. I would think that we visit the JitG at least yearly for the past 10+ years and we've never been sorry.

Standard, quality, service, setting, everything does you credit - and we've lost count of the recommendations we have passed onto others. Still do.

Last night my wife and I dined and had once again brilliant service, food and setting - and it's a pity in some way, we expect it! A staff member overheard me say happy birthday and a plate was presented at the end of our meal with a greeting on it - thank you, and the staff very much.

Secretary, Rolle Medical Partnership - 12th December 2016

Hi Paul,

Just to say thank you for our party on Friday night - we all really enjoyed it, as always the food was lovely and the staff were great!

Thanks again and merry Christmas to you all.

Tim Jones, Exeter Ambassador Dinner - 7th December 2016

Dear Paul,

Please accept my sincere thanks to all your team for an excellent dinner event last night. Not only was the food and venue excellent but also we enjoyed a very high degree of professionalism (and discretion) with your service.

We will be planning future events with you as a result of this.

Caron Sharman - 12th November 2016

Hi Charl,

Just wanted to write to say thank you for making my son's 21st Birthday an extra special occasion. Thank you for taking the time to decorate the room, it looked great.

Everyone thought that the food was excellent and the little ones loved the fact that they had their own mini cottage pies. I think the Otter Room is ideal for parties especially those with younger children as you don't have to worry about them running around or wandering off. We all had a fantastic evening and one that we will remember with fondness. Thank you once again.

Ray Hodgetts - 10th October 2016

Hi Charl,

I just wanted to thank-you and your staff for a lovely evening at your restaurant. As you know it was a special occasion for my wife and she thoroughly enjoyed the meal and all your efforts re the decorations.

All my family thought that every course of the meal was delicious so please pass on our thanks to your chef. We also thought all your waiting staff were most efficient and polite obviously under your direction. We will certainly return when in your area.

Andrew Duncan - 11th September 2016

Dear Jonny,

Many thanks to you and all the staff for providing us with such a brilliant event yesterday. The food was wonderful, the service impeccable and the location perfect. It could not have been better in any way, and everyone had a wonderful time and was full of praise for the restaurant.

Sean Thomas - 10th September 2016

Morning Paul,

Can you please extend a huge thank you to all of your team who looked after us on Saturday, we had a great time. The food was amazing and your staff were brilliant. It's a great venue and would recommend to anyone. Thank you so much.

Pam Harrison - 10th August 2016

Hi Paul,

Thank you so much for all you and your team did yesterday at my step-dad's wake. We had many lovely comments about the quality and quantity of the food and drinks which helped to make a difficult day easier for us all. We look forward to popping in for a meal again in the near future.

John Hirshman - 8th August 2016

Dear Paul,

I had the pleasure of eating in your restaurant last week on the way to dropping my daughter at the airport, it was a most pleasurable experience. The staff, the food and the ambience was first class and the attention to detail was brilliant.

You obviously run a very professional operation and all the hard work certainly pays dividends - so many businesses get it wrong, it is very refreshing to find one that can get it right. My family and I will return in the future. Wishing you continued success.

Sue Fallows - 19th July 2016

Dear Paul,

Thank you and your staff so much for making the meal for Faith last night such a success. The organisation was excellent, surroundings lovely, and the staff so pleasant and helpful. Please thank them from us all.

Jeff Ballantine - 16th July 2016

Dear Paul,

Had dinner last night to celebrate my sons graduation, superb food & service, hope to return next time we're in Exeter, many thanks to everyone for a wonderful evening.

Darren Beaven - 3rd July 2016

Hi Both,

We have just returned from a brilliant honeymoon in Italy and wanted to drop you a note to say a big THANK YOU for all that you did to make our wedding day so very special. Everything you did before and on the day was top class and you made the whole process both enjoyable and easy for us.

On the day the room looked stunning, the food was out of this world and the service was brilliant. A very special thank you to Jonny who did the Jack in the Green proud with the way he controlled the reception for us. All our guests mentioned how wonderful everything was so thanks for enabling us to give our loved ones a special day to remember.

Paul ……What can we say, you are the master of wedding organisation. On reflection we chose Lady Margaret’s after seeing the literature at the JITG and discussing with you, our guest stayed in the Grange Court on your recommendation, Cover cupboard were brilliant another of your recommendations and we stayed at Woodhayes for our wedding night which was also brilliant.

Thanks again both to you and all your team. (Please thank the Chef and team as the food was amazing).

Hamilton Stamp - 24th May 2016

Good Morning,

It is rare that I feel strong enough to send an email expressing how enjoyable the dinner was which I had yesterday, but I feel it is appropriate.

I used to be a frequent diner, but as I have moved out of the Devon area I am very seldom in these parts sadly. Everything from the personal and professional welcome to the attentive, but unobtrusive service I received ticked all the boxes! Even the weather was on my side and was keen to enjoy the tasting menu, but I was reluctant to ask to eat outside (lots of back and fourth for the team) but needless to say it was all taken care of.

As for the food...well, I thought it couldn't be improved on in terms of flavour, as it has always been very consistent and of a very high standard, but once again delivered, from the bread, to the soup, to the duck and the balance of the sauce...and the presentation of each course, even more precise than I remember. All in all excellent!

I wish more places in the industry (especially some Michelin starred properties) would take note of what you all do here and learn from you.

Josh Whitlam - 11th May 2016

Hi Paul,

Apologies that this is two days after the fact. I just wanted to say a huge thank you to yourself and the team for having us at The Jack in the Green on Monday. I'm still talking about the tenderness of the chicken breast main course and the moreish cheese biscuits!

Jerry & Angie Dewhurst - 7th April 2016

Dear Paul,

Once more, Angie and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and all of your staff for the superb dinner you provided for us last night. Everyone thought that the food and room provided was terrific. Hopefully the noise we created was bearable to your other guests and that they understood the occasion for us. Getting the whole family together is very difficult as you know and the excitement of being together made the occasion really worthwhile. What more can I say other than Thank You!

Ann & John Arbuthnott - 3rd April 2016

Hi Paul,

Very many thanks to you and your staff for the excellent food and service yesterday. The whole event was a great success. Thanks also to the combination of perfect room for our numbers, bar, and space to mill about and talk. We really appreciated the service given so expertly and with smiles from the start at the bar through all the meal, and of course the food and wines were great and much enjoyed. So please thank all those who looked after us so well.

Timothy Brown - 21st March 2016

Just a quick note to thank you for yesterday. Everything was fantastic, as always. Made my wife's birthday weekend. Far superior to the Magdalen Chapter nightmare we had on Friday!!!! Thanks again and see you soon.

Norma Symes - 11th March 2016

Dear Paul,

Thank you and you staff for making last night such a wonderful send-off for Dr Hamilton. The food and your staff were both 5 *****.

Anna Stoughton - 6th March 2016

Hi Paul,

I just want to thank you for a perfect evening on Saturday! It could not have gone better and everyone had a fantastic time - the food was amazing of course! Please thank everyone from me, especially the chefs and Jonny. Thanks again, and I'll definitely be visiting soon (maybe with my parents next time!)

Matthew Watts - 11th February 2016

Good Morning Paul,

Many thanks to you and your team for the other night. It went so well and we have already had a lot positive feedback. Lewis mentioned to me yesterday when we organise our next family business event he would like to invite you and your wife to come along if you are free. Can you pass on my thanks to all your staff for such a great evening. The food and service was the best.

Gaenor Wearing - 2nd February 2016

Dear Paul,

Thank you very much for ensuring that we had a wonderful evening. I've had nothing but praise from all our staff who were delighted with the food, the service and the ambience. The waiting staff were extremely attentive and I do appreciate your overseeing everything and helping with setting up for our presentation to Mat.

Paul Hutchinson - 25th January 2016

Dear Paul,

Just a note to thank you and your team for your care and attention at my late Mother's wake last Wednesday. The venue, staff and food were all excellent and your help with the memory board was much appreciated. Thank you once again.

Patrick Beasley - 30th November 2015

Dear Paul,

Thank you and your team for another excellent occasion. The food was delectable, the service swift and discreet, the privacy of the room much valued.

Every good wish for Christmas and the New Year.

Morwenna & Ian Alldis - 12th July 2015

Hi Paul,

Ian and I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to yourself, your wonderful serving staff, the incredible wedding decorators and your amazing chefs - for making our wedding feast so special. The whole evening was exactly as we wanted and we couldn't have asked for more.

All of our guests have been praising The Jack and the Green team to the rafters. Thank you again so very much.

James Haigh - 5th June 2015

Hi Paul,

Thanks very much for a very enjoyable evening - I was most impressed by the whole experience.

The booking correspondence was prompt and concise, the exclusive room was super and really nicely decorated, the waiting staff polite and cheerful, the food very tasty and delightfully presented, the barman very sharp (to remember which tabs and drinks each of us had) and the orders being separately processed and split up per tab was extremely useful (even if it did mean someone nearly didn't pay their share!).

I look forward to our next visit to your establishment!

Graham Keen - 29th March 2015

Hi Paul,

Just a note to thank you again for looking after our little group so well. Everyone seemed to really enjoy our get together with you. Loads of good comments coming in about the lovely food and your excellent team looking after us today so please let them all know how much we all appreciated what they did.

Look forward to seeing you all again.

Andrew Marin - 8th March 2015

Dear Paul,

I wanted to write and thank you and your team for a fantastic afternoon last Saturday. All our family enjoyed it immensely - the welcome, food and service were exceptional.

We hope to make a return visit soon although probably as a smaller group!

Dave & Marie Fincham - 2nd March 2015

Hi Paul,

Marie and I would lie to reiterate our thanks for a wonderful evening. Your food and hospitality were second to none, and your staff were a credit to you. Please give them all our thanks for making our 50th wedding anniversary such a great one.

Liz Norris - 1st March 2015

Good Morning Paul,

My brother's birthday lunch was a great success - he really appreciated the candle in the chocolate brownie! He, and I, would like to thank both you and your staff very much. The food was excellent and the service first class - thank you.

Shannon Pitts - 9th February 2015

Morning Paul,

Big thank you for Saturday evening. Everyone had a really excellent time. The room was perfect, staff were brilliant and the food superb!

I’m sure we will be back.

Alison Carberry - 8th February 2015

Hi Charl,

We would just like to say a big thank you for the wake last week. Everything ran so smoothly with attentive staff and top class food. The room was perfect and all the guests were very complimentary about the venue and catering.

Please pass on our thanks to all the staff and thank you for keeping in contact and altering numbers and menus as we went along and organising the wake.

Debbie Hudson - 30th January 2015

We just wanted to say thank you so much for such a stunning meal on Wednesday night. Absolutely delicious meal, excellent service and so reasonably priced for what we received, the little extras of the amuse bouche and petit fours.

We can't wait to return, shame you are a 440 mile round trip for us, a good excuse to stay at Larkbeare again!

Richard Guest, Augustus Restaurant, Taunton - 9th December 2014

Just a quick email to thank you all very much for a wonderful lunch last Sunday. The food and all the staff involved were outstanding. I hope we were not too much of a nuisance!

Have a great Christmas and see you soon.

Rosemary Caan - 17th November 2014

Hi Paul,

A note to thank you and your team for looking after us so thoroughly yesterday. We all of us enjoyed ourselves hugely, terrific food as always and you'd taken so much care over the details. George and I look forward to visiting again before long.

Ps - if you ever consider sharing with the world at large your recipes for the delicious, intense little cups of soup, please put me on the list!

Ros Grimes - 31st October 2014

Many thanks for looking after our big group so well last night, we enjoyed excellent food & service and everyone was most appreciative of the way you made the evening run so smoothly. Thanks too for my Sharpham doggy-bag!

Sorry we stayed so late, but it’s your fault for making us feel at home.

Clare Fewell - 15th September 2014

Hi Paul,

Good to meet you today, just to say thank you to you and your team today. Naomi and her team loked after us really well and the food was excellent. It was my first time to you, although my family have been meeting there for serveral years.

Thank you once again and we will hopefully see you in about 6 months or so!

Lorraine Hooper - 13th September 2014

I would like to thank you and all the staff for a lovely evening. The food as always was fantastic and the all the staff that served us were friendly and helpful. The way that you sorted the bill made it a stress free night for me.

My Mum had a lovely birthday celebration, so once again thank you all.

Maggie Little - 4th August 2014

Dear Paul and all your staff,

We would just like to say a huge thank you for the wonderful meal on Saturday and for the kindness shown by your staff. Everyone enjoyed themselves immensely which was down to the great service we received. Many thanks to everyone.

Ben Carpanini - 3rd August 2014

Hi Paul,

Just wanted to pass on our thanks for a wonderful lunch yesterday. Staff were attentive and the food was excellent. It’s certainly somewhere we will all be hoping to visit again.

Peter Clyne - 5th June 2014

Fantastic!

We have eaten in some wonderful places but none compare to the over all experience we had tonight. Thank you and compliments to the chefs and all the staff.

We just wish we lived a little closer.

The Clyne family, Cheshire.

Eileen Schofield - 25th March 2014

Hi Paul and Staff,

Just to say that my son and his mates had a truly wonderful meal with you on Sunday evening (to celebrate his 21st birthday). He couldn't praise the food more; I quote the text he sent to us ..... "I honestly can't tell you how incredible the food was....one of the greatest meals out of my life".

What a fabulous experience for them!

Thank you so much.

Karen Frosser, Qatar - 24th March 2013

Morning Paul,

Just a quick email to thank you for organising a wonderful party for Andrew on Friday.

The food was delicious and the organisation of the event went so smoothly. I did appreciate all your help - especially as we were not around in the run-up to the night. We have received so many messages saying how fantastic the Jack in the Green was.

Your team is to be congratulated on looking after all 65 of us so well - the evening was great fun and we so enjoyed seeing everyone again.

When I am next back in the UK I will try and pop in to thank you personally.

Christine & Harry Warner - 1st March 2014

Hi Paul and team,

Belated thanks for our super lunch last Saturday.

Without exception we all had a thoroughly enjoyable time from the moment we arrived. Lovely ambiance, a beautiful room, exquisite food and attentive, albeit unobtrusive, service - perfect!

We are already looking forward to our next visit.

Alexander Cheetham - 23rd February 2014

Paul and the whole Team!

A wonderful evening - but I know to expect nothing less.

As always, the very best in cuisine. Excellent wines (fortified and otherwise) and absolutely delightful originality and subtlety in the dishes.

Harriet's cheesecake was a perfect example of inspired disrespect to any preconceived notion of what a cheesecake might be. It is a genuine privilege to have one's palate educated so skilfully.

Stunning. Brilliant. Utterly engaging. Please keep reinventing and pushing the boundaries - it really doesn't get any better than what you are all achieving.

Chapeau! (As they say across the Channel)

Julie & Bob Passmore - 10th February 2014

A big thank you to Paul, Joanne & all the staff at the 'Jack in the Green' for making my birthday lunch on Saturday such an amazing day. We had a variety of starters & mains, and it was lovely to hear everybody saying how fantastic it all was. We have had all our 'special' birthdays with you, and look forward to our next visit.

Thank you all once again for a happy memorable day.

Bruce & Barbara Hewett - 2nd November 2013

Dear Paul,

The birthday lunch on Saturday went extremely well. Everyone agreed that the food was first class and the service excellent, always attentive without being intrusive. The extras "with the Compliments of the House" were also much appreciated. As a result the lunch was a happy and memorable occasion for both family and friends.

Please pass on our thanks to the Chef, his assistants, and the bar and dining room staff. Our thanks also to you personally for organising everything so well and for making us feel welcome, right from the start.

Another success for Jack in the Green!

Alexander & Sarah - 8th September 2013

Paul, Matthew & all the team,

Thank you for the most exquisite dinner. Haute Cuisine of the very highest standard in a truly civilized ambience.

Quite a trip!!

Brian Sidney - 13th April 2013

Dear Paul and staff,

On behalf of us all I would like to thank you so very much for yet another wonderful evening at J in the G on Wednesday.

The food was delicious as usual and served up by such friendly and helpful staff which all added to the enjoyment of the evening.

Copious amounts of champagne, wine and beer were consumed and there were a few sore heads on the golf course the following morning I can tell you!

I think the census of opinion amongst us all is to not leave it as long as a year until we all meet up again and so with that in mind you may well be seeing us all again quite soon.

Thank you again for a truly wonderful evening.

Melinda Hunt - 2nd April 2013

I would just like to say THANK YOU for the wonderful time we had on Sunday for my relative's 80th birthday. Everyone had a great time and would you thank the staff for doing the table and room area up, it looked great. They live in Bournemouth and when they said they would like a party, I said I know just the place!!

Monique Bertoni - 4th March 2013

Many thanks from all of us for a wonderful evening on Friday – delicious food (as expected!), attentive and efficient service and thank you for putting our party in the big room. One of our members was also very complimentary on the wines. All the awards and accolades you have received over the past 20 years are well deserved – you have a special team so keep up the good work!

Ann & Peter German - 20th February 2013

Peter and I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you and the lovely staff who looked after us on Saturday evening. What a wonderful party!

We had so many compliments about the food, service and venue! The re-decorated room was such a fantastic setting too. We couldn't have enjoyed ourselves more. Thank you all again for making it such a brilliant, fun and memorable evening!

Bill Madge - 19th February 2013

On behalf of all the Madge 60th birthday members who visited the jack in the Green on Saturday 16th February I would like to thank you for such a wonderfully prepared, cooked and served meal in your self contained room which was ideal. I was able to thank the staff at the bar and those looking after us, but did not call into the kitchen and Paul had sensibly left when we finally finished. Everyone was so impressed with the occasion.

Thanks to you all and I am sure some of us will be returning before too long.

Jon Luke - 14th January 2013

We had lunch with you yesterday and we had such a great experience I wanted to write an acknowledgement. The service was efficient, friendly and professional and the quality of food outstanding. It was my wife’s first restaurant meal since being aware that she is gluten intolerant and was thrilled that the staff made no fuss, made it easy for her and also that every one of her three courses was superb.

Colin Bulleid - 13th January 2013

Yesterday's lunch for my mother in law was a great success, largely because of the food and service we received at your restaurant. Not only was the food excellent, so too was the service from your staff - efficient, polite and unobtrucive to the extent that it was widely commented upon.

Please could you thank all concerned because it made her 80th birthday party a resounding success.